Meet the Mayor of the Sneaker Universe
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mark Farese, nicknamed Mayor, owns 1,700 pairs of shoes neatly stored in custom designed clear boxes stacked to the rim in a basement protected by cameras and a key pad combination in a New Jersey suburb. (Bryan Llenas)
Air Max 95 'Doernbecher's' patiently wait their turn to be worn by one of the sneaker game's top collectors. (Bryan Llenas)
The Mayor looks over his security cameras protecting his collection. (Bryan Llenas)
If Mayor was to sell his entire collection he says it would be worth well over $350,000. (Bryan Llenas)
Some of the shoes include the NIKE Air Max 360 Hybrid Playstation 3’s, NIKE Lebron 7 PE’s, Jordan V(5) Motor Sports, NIKE Zoom KD 4 Nerfs, Paris SB Dunks and a pair of custom designed Yankees shoes that include actual stitched pinstripes, and all of the jersey numbers worn by Yankees Hall of Famers. (Bryan Llenas)
Enter into Mayor's secure basement. (Bryan Llenas)
Farese's dream is to one day work on a collaborative project with Nike. The former customizer and owner of a car stereo system shop has had some of his ideas taken before.